A Yoga Adventure to Nourish and Renew June 2024

A Yoga Adventure to Nourish and Renew

Create your own calm. Ignite your inner joy. It’s easy to relax into a happy headspace.

Join us in a sanctuary of wellness and serenity nestled between lush jungle and emerald ocean. Blue Osa’s eco-resort is designed for personal transformation.

Whatever your interest or level of practice, our combined experience will support you wherever you are in your journey. Your time at Blue Osa will inspire your individual journey while providing numerous opportunities to disconnect and replenish!

Jun, 1 — Jun, 8 | $2079

About Your Yoga Instructors:

Brenda C. Eppley


Brenda was first introduced to yoga more than twenty years ago and became serious about her practice while searching for relief from chronic back pain. The yogic tools and methodology that she learned placed her on a pain-free path of unexpected fulfillment.

With and abundance of positive energy, Brenda’s dedication to educating students about the many benefits of yoga motivated the creation of the “Yoga Discovery Podcast.” She is passionate about bringing new practitioners to the mat while cultivating a knowledgeable awareness that enhances the experienced students evolving journey.

Teaching from an informed perspective, she believes that diving more deeply into the philosophies, traditions, and history of yoga has a transformative ability to shape our health and well-being in every respect.

Gail Frassetta


Gail began her yoga journey in 2010, taking her first class to balance out running and soccer. 

She practiced many styles but was particularly drawn to the challenge of Ashtanga. Gail soon realized there was so much more to learn and explore in yoga. She is currently interested in functional mobility.

Gail creates thoughtful flows for her classes that encourage you to explore how your body moves and invites you to explore the line between effort and ease.

June Hunt


June is the founder and owner of Moondog Yoga Studio in Quakertown, PA which opened in 2010. She has created an amazing, beautiful community and space at Moondog, where all are encouraged to find their yogic path.

“When someone comes into the studio, I feel so honored, because they are saying ‘Of all the places that I could be, and all the things I could do, I choose to be here.’” June’s belief in the transformative power of yoga and meditation fuels her. “The changes in my life have been profound, and I want to share it.”

What's Included

Blue Osa Dessert | Blue Osa

Meals

Three delicious farm-to-table meals per day using homegrown, organic ingredients, plus snacks and more to keep you energized and satisfied the whole week long.

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Accommodations

Intentionally designed beachfront eco-friendly rooms with ocean views and the use of the 25-meter pool.

Take a flight to the osa peninsula || Blue Osa Yoga Retreat || Skyway

Transportation

Airport transfer from Puerto Jimenez to Blue Osa and return taxes.

Yoga

Daily yoga classes and yoga props including mats, blocks and straps.

“Brenda, Gail, and June are exceptional teachers. Our retreat was beautifully organized and it was clear that attention to detail was a priority. I appreciated their individual perspectives about different yoga traditions which deepened my knowledge and personal practice.”
— Wanda O

Teaching methodology + practicum

  • Learn how to lead and market successful yoga retreats
  • Learn the principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting, and instruction.

  • Learn different teaching styles.

  • You’ll learn specific techniques that will enable you to easily teach all levels

  • You’ll also learn how to sequence your asanas to create a natural, therapeutic and transformative arcs in your classes

  • Learn the qualities of effective teaching

  • Learn the business aspects of being a yoga teacher and gain the building blocks of how to build a thriving yoga career

Development of the Professional Essentials

History, Philosophy + Ethics

  • Identify your spiritual stance so you can step into it as a source of strength
  • Identify walls and develop strategies to take them down
  • Create a support network and support strategies and have them in place when you leave
  • Complete a physical and spiritual adventure challenge
  • Learn the business aspects of building a thriving yoga career
  • How to bring the practice of yoga into your everyday life and make it work for you
  • The science and application of mantra
  • An overview of the history of the yoga tradition
  • The ethical standards of teaching yoga

Yoga Humanities

Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™

  • Receive training in Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ training for Yoga Teachers
  • Go further in your anatomy training
  • Learn how to access muscle function
  • How to sequence transformational yoga classes
  • Learn the energetic and deeper sublime effects of asana
  • The science and application of Mantra
  • Design classes based on Ayurvedic principles
  • Knowledge of both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.).

Anatomy & Physiology

Techniques, Training and Practice

  • A breakdown in the anatomical and energetic categories of postures
  • Develop a daily meditation practice
  • Learn pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation, and other traditional yoga techniques
  • How to sequence and structure transformational 60 and 90-minute classes
  • Practical experience teaching postures, classes, and meditation
  • Learn deep relaxation techniques
  • Yoga Nidra, as taught by the Himalayan tradition and Western tradition
  • Learn how to conduct and lead fire rituals
  • Kundalini Yoga techniques
  • Learn the subtle energetic aspects of yoga like the Koshas and chakras
  • Kriya Yoga and Laya Yoga

Advance Your Own Practice in Yoga

Techniques, Training and Practice

  • A breakdown in the anatomical and energetic categories of postures
  • Develop a daily meditation practice
  • Learn techniques in pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation, and other traditional yoga techniques
  • How to structure and sequence transformational classes
  • Practical experience in teaching postures, sequencing, and meditation
  • Learn deep relaxation and meditation techniques that come from the Himalayan tradition

Develop a Rock Solid Practice in Yoga

Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™

  • Receive training in Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ training for Yoga Teachers
  • Develop an understanding of basic anatomy
  • Learn about muscle function and how to improve it (something you will not learn in any other YTT)
  • Knowledge of both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.)
  • The study of both the subject and application of its principles to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns)
  • Skills to teach yoga classes suited to all levels of practice.

Anatomy & Physiology

History, Philosophy + Ethics

  • An in-depth study and application of the Yoga Sutra
  • How to bring the practice of yoga into your everyday life and make it work for you
  • The science and application of mantra
  • An overview of the history of the yoga tradition
  • The ethical standards of teaching yoga

Yoga Humanities

Teaching methodology + practicum

Get hands-on practice teaching so that you’ll be able to teach on day one after the training is finished. You will:

  • Practice teaching in small and large groups

  • Be ready to teach yoga as soon as you leave the yoga teacher training

  • Get hands-on experience teaching and give/receive feedback

  • Practice assisting students

  • Learn the principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting and instruction

  • Learn different teaching styles

  • Learn qualities of effective teaching and adjust to the student’s process of learning

  • Learn the business aspects of how to build a thriving yoga career

Development of the Professional Essentials